St. Philomena (BK 005) & Anchor of Faith Tie

Image Credit (BK 005): Antique image of St. Philomena from a late 19th-early 20th century devotional print in chromolithography, originally published by B. Kühlen, Mönchengladbach, Germany, from the designer’s private collection of religious ephemera. + Feast: August 11 + The roundel of St. Philomena alternates with an anchor. The anchor does double ty here. On the one hand, it alludes to the attempt to martyr her by drowning; on the other, it is a symbol of faith, the faith that sustained her throughout her ordeal.